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n. the expression of approval or favorable opinion, parise; official approval

assuage

v. to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

coalition

n. a combinatin, union, or merger for some specific pupose

decadence

n. decline, decay, or deterioratin; a conditin or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

elicit

v. to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

expostulate

v. to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

hackneyed

adj. used so often as to lack freshness or orginality

hiatus

n. a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

innuendo

n. a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

intercede

v. to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

jaded

adj. wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

lurid

adj. causing shock, horor, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

meritorious

adj. worthy, deserving recognition and praise

petulant

adj. peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

prerogative

n. a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

provincial

adj. pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the country side
n. a person with a narrow point of view, a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony